Mr. Konstantin Laykam Chairman Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States Building 1, 39 Myasnitskaya Str. 107450, Moscow Russian Federation Re: Implementation of the International Comparison Program (ICP) in the Commonwealth of Independent States Project (Grant No. TF0C0487) Letter Agreement Dear Mr. Laykam: In response to the request for financial assistance made on behalf of the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (“CIS-STAT” or “Recipient”), I am pleased to inform you that the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the “Bank”), acting as administrator of grant funds provided by various donors (“Donors”) under the Multi-Donor Trust Fund to Support Statistical Capacity Building in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries, proposes to extend to the Recipient for the benefit of selected CIS Countries, a grant in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand United States Dollars ($200,000) (“Grant”) on the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this letter agreement (“Agreement”), which includes the attached Annex, to assist in the financing of the project described in the Annex (“Project”). This Grant is funded out of the above mentioned trust fund for which the Bank receives periodic contributions from the Donors to the trust fund. In accordance with Section 3.02 of the Standard Conditions (as defined in the Annex to this Agreement), the Bank’s payment obligations in connection with this Agreement are limited to the amount of funds made available to it by the Donors under the abovementioned trust fund, and the Recipient’s right to withdraw the Grant proceeds is subject to the availability of such funds. The Recipient represents, by confirming its agreement below, that it is authorized to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the Project in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth or referred to in this Agreement. 1818 H Street NW  Washington, DC 20433 USA -2- Please confirm the Recipient’s agreement to the foregoing by having an authorized official of the Recipient sign and date this Agreement, and returning one duly executed copy to the Bank. Very truly yours, INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, acting as administrator of the Multi-Donor Trust Fund to Support Statistical Capacity Building in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries By__________________________/s1/ Haishan Fu Chief Statistician and Director Development Data Group AGREED: INTERSTATE STATISTICAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES By __________________________/s2/ Authorized Representative Konstantin Laykam Name __________________________/n2/ Chairman of CIS-Stat Title __________________________/t2/ 25-Jan-2023 Date __________________________/d2/ Enclosures: (1) “International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association Standard Conditions for Grant Financing Made by the Bank out of Trust Funds” dated February 25, 2019 (2) Disbursement and Financial Information Letter of the same date as this Agreement, together with the “Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing”, dated February 2017 -3- Grant No. TF0C0487 ANNEX Article I Standard Conditions; Definitions 1.01. Standard Conditions. The Standard Conditions (as defined in Section 1.02 below) constitute an integral part of this Agreement. 1.02. Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Standard Conditions or in this Section: (a) “Anti-Corruption Guidelines” means, for purposes of paragraph 2 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions, the “Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants”, dated October 15, 2006, and revised in January 2011, and as of July 1, 2016. (b) “Category” means a category set forth in the table in Section 3.01 of this Agreement. (c) “CIS” or “Commonwealth of Independent States” means the regional organization established pursuant to the Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States adopted on January 22, 1993. (d) “GDP” means gross domestic product. (e) “Environmental and Social Commitment Plan” or “ESCP” means the environmental and social commitment plan for the Project, dated December 20, 2022 as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, which sets out the material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out to address the potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project, including the timeframes of the actions and measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and any environmental and social instruments to be prepared thereunder. (f) “Environmental and Social Standards” or “ESSs” means, collectively: (i) “Environmental and Social Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts”; (ii) “Environmental and Social Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions”; (iii) “Environmental and Social Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management”; (iv) “Environmental and Social Standard 4: Community Health and Safety”; (v) “Environmental and Social Standard 5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement”; (vi) “Environmental and Social Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources”; (vii) “Environmental and Social Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities”; (viii) “Environmental and Social Standard 8: Cultural Heritage”; (ix) “Environmental and Social Standard 9: Financial Intermediaries”; and (x) “Environmental and Social Standard 10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure”; effective on October 1, 2018, as published by the Bank. (g) “ICP” means International Comparison Program, the program managed by the Bank under the auspices of the United Nations Statistical Commission following an established -4- statistical methodology with the objective of: (a) producing PPPs and comparable price level indexes for participating economies; and (b) converting volume and per capita measures of GDP and its expenditure components into a common currency using PPPs. (h) “Operating Costs” means the incremental operating expenses incurred by the Recipient on account of the coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the Project, including office supplies; mail expenses; bank charges; communication costs, reasonable cost of travel, hotel, and per diem for the Recipient’s staff, and other expenditures associated with the Project implementation, acceptable to the Bank. (i) “PPPs” means purchasing power parities. (j) “Procurement Regulations” means, for purposes of paragraph 20 of the Appendix to the Standard Conditions, the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated November 2020. (k) “Standard Conditions” means the “International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and International Development Association Standard Conditions for Grant Financing Made by the Bank out of Trust Funds”, dated February 25, 2019. (l) “Training” means the reasonable cost of: (i) training materials and rental of training facilities and equipment; (ii) tuition fees, travel, accommodation and per diem of trainers and trainees; and (iii) any other expenses directly related to training (including study tours and international meetings) to be carried out under the Project. Article II Project Execution 2.01. Project Objectives and Description. The objective of the Project is to conduct the ICP activities and produce PPPs and related indices for the CIS region. The Project consists of the following parts: 1) Organizing regional workshops covering relevant topics, including inter alia (i) designing ICP surveys; (ii) compiling GDP expenditures; (iii) conducting quality assurance; (iv) sharing knowledge and best practices relating to production of economics statistics; and (v) promoting the uses of PPPs. 2) Participation of CIS-STAT’s staff in relevant international meetings and conferences with the objective to produce national and regional economic statistics and PPP estimates in line with the latest methodologies, techniques, and applicable guidelines, including by carrying out relevant preparatory analyses of data and conducting technical presentations at such meetings/conferences. 3) Developing operational materials, such as survey forms, data submission forms, data processing guidelines and materials for statistical data validation, for conducting ICP activities, such as survey forms, data submission forms, data processing guidelines and validation materials, and producing PPP estimates and related measures. 4) Developing knowledge materials relating to economic statistics and publications illustrating regional ICP results. -5- 2.02. Project Execution Generally. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objectives of the Project. To this end, the Recipient shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article II of the Standard Conditions; (b) the Anti-Corruption Guidelines; and (c) this Article II. 2.03. Institutional and Other Arrangements. (a) The Recipient shall implement the Project through its Economic Statistics Department. (b) Institutional Arrangements (i) No later than one (1) month after the date of effectiveness of this Agreement, the Recipient shall hire, based on terms of reference satisfactory to the Bank, a procurement expert with qualification, expertise and experience satisfactory to the Bank. (ii) No later than one (1) month after the date of effectiveness of this Agreement, the Recipient shall hire, based on terms of reference satisfactory to the Bank, a financial management expert with qualification, expertise and experience satisfactory to the Bank. 2.04. Environmental and Social Standards (a) The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. (b) Without limitation upon paragraph (a) above, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan (“ESCP”), in a manner acceptable to the Bank. To this end, the Recipient shall, and shall cause the Project Implementing Entity to, ensure that: (i) the measures and actions specified in the ESCP are implemented with due diligence and efficiency, and provided in the ESCP; (ii) sufficient funds are available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP; (iii) policies and procedures are maintained, and qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers are retained to implement the ESCP, as provided in the ESCP; and (iv) the ESCP, or any provision thereof, is not amended, repealed, suspended or waived, except as the Bank shall otherwise agree in writing, as specified in the ESCP, and ensure that the revised ESCP is disclosed promptly thereafter. (c) In case of any inconsistencies between the ESCP and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. (d) The Recipient shall ensure that: (i) all measures necessary are taken to collect, compile, and furnish to the Bank through regular reports, with the frequency specified in the ESCP, and promptly in a separate report or reports, if so requested by the Bank, information on the -6- status of compliance with the ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein, all such reports in form and substance acceptable to the Bank, setting out, inter alia: (A) the status of implementation of the ESCP; (B) conditions, if any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of the ESCP; and (C) corrective and preventive measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions; and (ii) the Bank is promptly notified of any incident or accident related to or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including, in accordance with the ESCP, the environmental and social instruments referenced therein and the Environmental and Social Standards. (e) The Recipient shall establish, publicize, maintain and operate an accessible grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances of Project-affected people, and take all measures necessary and appropriate to resolve, or facilitate the resolution of, such concerns and grievances, in a manner acceptable to the Bank. 2.05. Project Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation. The Recipient shall ensure that each Project Report is furnished to the Bank not later than one month after each calendar semester, covering the calendar semester. Article III Withdrawal of Grant Proceeds 3.01. Eligible Expenditures. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Grant in accordance with the provisions of: (a) Article III of the Standard Conditions; and (b) this Section; to finance Eligible Expenditures in the amount allocated and, if applicable, up to the percentage set forth against each Category of the following table Category Amount of the Grant Percentage of Allocated Expenditures to be (expressed in USD) Financed (inclusive of Taxes) (1) Non-consulting 200,000 100% services, consulting services (including audits), Operating Costs, and Training TOTAL AMOUNT 200,000 3.02. Withdrawal Conditions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.01 of this Agreement, no withdrawal shall be made for payments made prior to the date of this Agreement. 3.03. Withdrawal Period. The Closing Date is September 30, 2023. -7- Article IV Recipient’s Representative; Addresses 4.01. Recipient’s Representative. The Recipient’s Representative referred to in Section 7.02 of the Standard Conditions is its Chairman. 4.02. Recipient’s Address. The Recipient’s Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States Building 1, 39 Myasnitskaya Str. 107450, Moscow Russian Federation Telephone No. Facsimile: 7 (495) 607-4086 7 (495) 607-4592 7 (495) 607-4917 4.03. World Bank’s Address. The World Bank’s Address referred to in Section 7.01 of the Standard Conditions is: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCI) or 1-202-477-6391 64145 (MCI)